叩頭

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Verb 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Descendants

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
叩	頭

[edit] Noun

叩頭 (hiragana こうとう, romaji kōtō)

1. a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	叩头
traditional	叩頭

[edit] Verb

叩頭 (traditional, Pinyin kòutóu, simplified 叩头)

1. to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground
2. to bow very deeply
3. to act in a very submissive manner

[edit] Synonyms

• 磕頭 (kētóu)

[edit] Descendants

• (English) kowtow